Accountants in Oscar flub off the show
March 2, 2017 12:17 pm
The president of the film academy says the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at Sunday’s Academy Awards will never return to the Oscar show.
Cheryl Boone Isaacs tells The Associated Press that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ relationship with PwC, the accounting firm responsible for the integrity of the awards, remains under review.
Boone Isaacs broke her silence Wednesday following the biggest blunder in the 89-year history of the Academy Awards.
PwC accountants Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz were responsible for the winners’ envelopes at Sunday’s Oscar show.
It was revealed Cullinan was distracted during his backstage duties, snapping and tweeting a photo of best actress winner Emma Stone from backstage around the time he handed presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the incorrect envelope for best picture.
Boone Isaacs said Cullinan’s distraction caused the error.
Source : CBC Entertainment
- Agencies
